Dusky - Lost Highway

Tracklist /01. Lost Highway (Extended Mix)
02. Three Colours
03. Someone Like You

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Dusky - Lost HighwayMoving, melodic, moody, double deep house is the stock-in-trade of the Dusky duo of Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman, and on this surprising 12-inch for Above and Beyond's Anjunadeep, they deliver just that. As with their techier Solarity alter-ego, there's an impressive show of craftsmanship here. "Lost Highway" has already vied for a Pete Tong Essential New Tune accolade; strapping the emotional pull of prog trance to Rhodes piano of the MJ Cole variety and then tying it all together with Hybrid-style strings may not sound workable, but the results are nigh-on irresistible. A complex, snaking Bristolian house bassline haunts the bouncy "Three Colours," but scratch away at it and emotive piano phrasings and synth washes are carried along in its undertow.

The deepest is left to the last. There's something of the witchiness about the way darkened synths stabs and clipped percussion cleave away at the minimal-style slo-mo rhythm of "Someone Like You." It brings down the curtain on a highly polished EP of grown-up dance floor electronica.

All this aside, Does anyone here know a at tune by the name of "no more" by Dusky? It was on Will Saul's february mix for XOYO and is a real banger. Been looking for a release date or a cat number everywhere, but it's nowhere to be found. Perhaps someone here could help me solve this mistery? That would be very much appreciated!

Posted by Clovis86All politics about the label aside, that this kind of music gets a 4 from an RA reviewer is hilarious. A couple of fluffy house tracks with annoying vocal loops and one token "slow jam".

ratings are done by the editorial team, not the reviewers (not that it changes your point, just a heads up)

It's been many, many years since I looked at anything Anjuna and I'm pleasantly surprised to see a change of tack in A&R. Whilst this release isn't mind-blowing, it has character. If we want to play the name game, Dusky have popped up on releases with Mark E, Youandewan and Pezzner attached; this is hardly bad company to find oneself in.

My money is on T.Williams' rerub of 'Lost In You' but that's just more my speed. Totally subjective perspective.

All politics about the label aside, that this kind of music gets a 4 from an RA reviewer is hilarious. A couple of fluffy house tracks with annoying vocal loops and one token "slow jam".

Posted by Wordsmithi actually pitched this to review but was beaten to it by stephen.. one of the main reasons i did so was because i knew it would shock people something of this style was on anjunadeep... it was therefore more worthy of review, you could argue, than the same old cool shit on smallville, ostgut etc which are largely predictable things

Actually it's not shocking in the slightest that this is on Anjunadeep and illustrates the difference between a label like that and the other two you mention perfectly.

the comments are better then the record itself. it has been a fun read. g, do we take music seriously? yes, a bit too serious. Ra is always very very serious and "right", always the right labels and artists. liberating. more pls

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Dusky are London production duo Nick Harriman and Alfie Granger-Howell. In just three years, the fast-rising duo have asserted themselves as leaders of the UK underground. BBC Essential Mix of the Year contenders, DJ Magazine cover stars, headliners everywhere from Berlin's Panorama Bar to London's Fabric, Dusky's story so far is one of constant forward motion and a uniquely universal appeal.
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